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Pachycara

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Pachycara is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Pacific Ocean.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyZoarcidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded800

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Specimen records
30
With media
1
Family
Zoarcidae
Collections
SIO, MNHN, USNM, CAS, WAM, AM
Recorded in
Ocean Antarctique, Panama, Nicaragua, United States, Costa Rica, Australia, Canada

Wikidata facts

Instance of
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Parent taxon
Lycodinae
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Pachycara sp.jpg
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Commons category
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taxon name
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Category:Pachycara
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Encyclopedic overview

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Pachycara is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Pacific Ocean.

==Species== There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: Pachycara alepidotum M. E. Anderson & Mincarone, 2006 Pachycara angeloi Thiel, Kneblsberger, Kihara & Gerdes, 2021 Pachycara andersoni Møller, 2003 (Anderson's eelpout) Pachycara arabica Møller, 2003 (Arabian eelpout) Pachycara brachycephalum (Pappenheim, 1912) Pachycara bulbiceps (Garman, 1899) (Snub-nose eelpout) Pachycara caribbaeum M. E. Anderson, R. N. Somerville & Copley, 2016 Pachycara cousinsi Møller & N. J. King 2007 (Brown eelpout) Pachycara crassiceps (Roule, 1916) Pachycara crossacanthum M. E. Anderson, 1989 Pachycara dolichaulus M. E. Anderson, 2006 Pachycara garricki M. E. Anderson, 1990 Pachycara goni M. E. Anderson, 1991 Pachycara gymninium M. E. Anderson & Peden, 1988 (Naked-nape eelpout) Pachycara karenae M. E. Anderson, 2012 Pachycara lepinium M. E. Anderson & Peden, 1988 (Scaly-nape eelpout) Pachycara matallanasi Corbella & Møller, 2014 Pachycara mesoporum M. E. Anderson, 1989 Pachycara microcephalum (A. S. Jensen, 1902) Pachycara moelleri Shinohara, 2012 Pachycara nazca M. E. Anderson & Bluhm, 1997 Pachycara pammelas M. E. Anderson, 1989 Pachycara priedei Møller & N. J. King, 2007 Pachycara rimae M. E. Anderson, 1989 Pachycara saldanhai Biscoito & A. J. T. Almeida, 2004 Pachycara shcherbachevi M. E. Anderson, 1989 Pachycara sulaki M. E. Anderson, 1989 Pachycara suspectum (Garman, 1899) Pachycara thermophilum Geistdoerfer, 1994

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